Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2013
370. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and number of people living in Waterford City and County who are in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will list each category of payment with the number of recipients. [2849/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is collated, at county level only, by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report. Work has commenced on the compilation of data for the production of the 2012 report. However, the most recent data available, at present, in respect of the number of people living in Waterford County and who were in receipt of a social welfare payment is for the year 2011. This information is listed by each category of payment in the following tabular statement.
|
Scheme |
Recipients |
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory) |
2,511 |
|
State Pension (Contributory) |
7,066 |
|
State Pension (Transition) |
372 |
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension |
3,063 |
|
Death Benefit (OIB Widows) |
14 |
|
Jobseeker's Allowance |
9,501 |
|
One Parent Family Payment |
2,522 |
|
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension |
40 |
|
Deserted Wife's Allowance |
6 |
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance |
1,000 |
|
Farm Assist |
96 |
|
Pre-Retirement Allowance |
186 |
|
Other Supplements |
328 |
|
Jobseeker's Benefit |
3,070 |
|
Deserted Wife's Benefit |
225 |
|
Maternity Benefit |
556 |
|
Health and Safety Benefit |
0 |
|
Back To Education Allowance |
385 |
|
Back To Work Allowance Employee |
0 |
|
Back To Work Enterprise Allowance |
412 |
|
Short-Term Enterprise Allowance |
44 |
|
Part-Time Job Incentive Scheme |
12 |
|
Disability Allowance |
2,637 |
|
Blind Pension |
32 |
|
Carer's Allowance |
1,341 |
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance |
586 |
|
Respite Care Grant (Stand Alone) (1) |
112 |
|
Illness Benefit |
1,960 |
|
Interim Illness Benefit |
5 |
|
Injury Benefit |
12 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
1,417 |
|
Disablement Benefit |
443 |
|
Incapacity Supplement (2) |
23 |
|
Carer's Benefit |
47 |
|
Child Benefit (Families) |
15,799 |
|
Child Benefit (Children) |
29,685 |
|
Scheme |
Recipients |
|
Family Income Supplement |
936 |
|
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance |
5,756 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) |
9 |
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) |
25 |
|
Rent Supplement |
2,098 |
|
Mortgage Interest Supplement |
513 |
|
Local Authority Mortgage Interest Supplement |
12 |
(1) Incapacity Supplement is paid as a supplement to Disablement Benefit.
(2 )The number of recipients of Respite Care Grant reported are those who are not in receipt of any other Carer's payment (Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and Domiciliary Care Allowance). There are approximately a further 65,000 Respite Care Grant recipients nationally who qualify for payment automatically under the terms of the relevant scheme.
